Determination of Dosimetric Characteristics of IrSeed 125I Brachytherapy Source
Publish place: Iranian Journal of Medical Physics، Vol: 10، Issue: 2
Publish Year: 1392
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: English
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 20 مهر 1398
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Introduction Low dose rate brachytherapy sources have been widely used for interstitial implants in tumor sites, particularly in prostate. Dosimetric characteristics of a new IrSeed 125I brachytherapy source have been determined using the LiF thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) chips. Materials and Methods Dose rate constant, radial dose function, and anisotropy function around the IrSeed 125I source were measured in a plexiglass phantom using TLD-100 chips. A plexiglass slab phantom with dimensions of 30×30×7.3 cm3 was used to measure dose distribution around the source. Results Dose rate constant was measured to be equal to 0.965±0.006 cGyh-1U-1. Radial dose function, anisotropy function, and geometry function have been presented as tabulated data for the IrSeed source. Conclusion Basically, the dosimetric parameters presented here for this new IrSeed source have clinical and treatment planning applications.
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Vahid Lohrabian
Educational Development Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
Shahab Sheibani
Nuclear Science Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
Mahmoud Reza Aghamiri
Department of Radiation Medicine, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran
Behroz Ghozati
Department of Radiation Medicine, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran